Stanley Allen McChrystal (born August 14, 1954) is a United States Army four-star general who serves as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President John McCain. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, McChrystal was a four-star general in the United States Army, having served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to March 2013 and as Commander, Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008, where he was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, but also criticized for his alleged role in the cover-up of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident.
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| - Stanley Allen McChrystal (born August 14, 1954) is a United States Army four-star general who serves as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President John McCain. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, McChrystal was a four-star general in the United States Army, having served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to March 2013 and as Commander, Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008, where he was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, but also criticized for his alleged role in the cover-up of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident.
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| - Stanley Allen McChrystal (born August 14, 1954) is a United States Army four-star general who serves as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President John McCain. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, McChrystal was a four-star general in the United States Army, having served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to March 2013 and as Commander, Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008, where he was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, but also criticized for his alleged role in the cover-up of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident. McChrystal was reportedly known for saying and thinking what other military leaders were afraid to; this was one of the reasons cited for his appointment as CIA Director.
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